{"id":1872,"date":"2013-02-04T03:56:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T03:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:43:49","slug":"patal-bhuvaneshwar-cave-temples-a-treasure-cove-of-ancient-lores-legends-and-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/patal-bhuvaneshwar-cave-temples-a-treasure-cove-of-ancient-lores-legends-and-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Patal Bhuvaneshwar Cave Temples \u2013 A Treasure Cove of Ancient Lores, Legends and Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A place which is as old as the earth, a place that has been mentioned in \u201cSkanda Purana\u201d (Ancient holy book of Hinduism), a place that is supposed to be the home of 33-crore Gods and Goddesses along with Lord Shiva himself \u2013 there is no end to the legendary lores surrounding the mysterious Patal Bhuvaneshwar limestone<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/badami-cave-temples-an-enchanting-example-of-chalukya-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> cave temples<\/a> in the Pithorgarh district of Uttarakhand state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pata-Bhuwaneshwar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pata-Bhuwaneshwar.jpg\" alt=\"Patal Bhuwaneshwar\" width=\"1140\" height=\"959\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave temple is actually not a \u2018single\u2019 cave; it is a series of \u2018caves within caves\u2019. Found in the small picturesque village of Bhuvaneshwar, at an altitude of 1350 feet above sea level, the entire cave complex is about 160 m long and 90 feet deep. The entrance is through a narrow opening and usually a priest will guide the tourists. The entire descent (nearly 100 steps) and the path have iron chains which serve as a support to the people. It would take nearly an hour to complete a tour of all the caves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Formed due to the mighty flow of water, the cave complex is full of marvelous stalactites and stalagmites resembling \u2018Jatas\u2019 (locks of hair) of Lord Shiva, Sheshnag, Kala Bhairava, Goddess Kali\u2019s tongue and several wonderful forms. The myriad colors and hues of these forms are absolutely mind-blowing. The main temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, but you can also find Lord Narasimha (Lord Vishnu\u2019s Incarnation).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A visit to these enchanting caves gives a thrill of adventure and the beauty of the stone formations just takes your breath away. Without doubt, Patal Bhuvaneswar caves are a hidden treasure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nearby Sterling Holidays Resort: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/resorts-hotels\/corbett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Corbett \u2013 The Riverview Retreat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Distance from the Riverview Retreat: <\/strong>236 km, 4 hours 31 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closest City: <\/strong>Delhi \u2013 235 kms<\/p>\n<h3>Other nearby attractions in Pithorgarh<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chandak Hill<\/strong> \u2013 7kms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thal Kedar<\/strong> \u2013 15kms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dhwaj<\/strong> \u2013 28kms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lohaghat Historical Center<\/strong> \u2013 62kms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baleshwar<\/strong> \u2013 76kms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dharchula<\/strong> \u2013 96kms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A place which is as old as the earth, a place that has been mentioned in \u201cSkanda Purana\u201d (Ancient holy book of Hinduism), a place that is supposed to be the home of 33-crore Gods and Goddesses along with Lord Shiva himself \u2013 there is no end to the legendary lores surrounding the mysterious Patal&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/patal-bhuvaneshwar-cave-temples-a-treasure-cove-of-ancient-lores-legends-and-mystery\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":8258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[1490,1491,1035,1492,1493,1494,1495,1496,1497,1498,1499,1500,1501,1502,1503,1504,1505,1506,1507,1508,1509,1510],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Sterling Holidays","author_link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/author\/sterlingholidays\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17235,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872\/revisions\/17235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}